Renowned Pakistan Movement worker Fatima Sughra passes away

Dunya News

Pakistan Movement worker Fatima Sughra died in Lahore on Sunday at age 86.

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Renowned Pakistan Movement worker Fatima Sughra, who took down the British flag from the civil secretariat (the Punjab Civil Secretariat Building in Lahore) during independence movement in 1947 and replaced it with Muslim League flag, died in Lahore on Sunday night. She was 86.

Fatima Sughra’s funeral prayers will be offered today (Monday) at Johar Town E-Block after Zohr prayers and will be buried at the Miani Sahib graveyard.

The government of Pakistan had awarded her Life achievement Award and Pride of Performance Award for her services for the country. She has left behind two sons and two daughters to mourn her death.